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"Jose Altuve will spend most of his spring working exclusively at second base, Joe Espada said," Rome wrote on X.

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Not sure how one can work exclusively somewhere yet be qualified with "most". Regardless, it just means Paredes at 2nd isn't in the plans.

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If you change the bolding on the quote, you can come to a different conclusion. Just because Altuve will spend most of "his spring" at 2B doesn't mean Paredes won't get any reps there and won't play there some during the season. I doubt he plays there much, but he will probably play there some unless Mathews really takes a big step forward.

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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The Astros are pushing hard for an Isaac Paredes trade, according to The Athletic's Jayson Stark.

Stark polled 36 executives, managers, and ex-executives, asking who was most likely to be traded in spring training. He said that Paredes had a lot of late votes in the week-long process. "I tend to take that as a sign the Astros have hit the gas pedal in their attempts to help clear up their infield mess by moving Paredes (or possibly Christian Walker) sooner than later."

Stark continued, "All four of the votes for Paredes rolled in over the last 24 hours before I cut off the balloting. And one of those votes came from an exec whose team is looking for infield bats. His strong impression is that the Astros are feeling more urgency to tidy up their roster in the near future. 'That's going to be a tough situation to manage,' he said, 'if everyone is healthy.'"

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Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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AggiEE said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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Only 6 teams he can say no to.

Christian Walker can be traded. We are already budgeting for him, and can cut that loss entirely.

Getting rid of Paredes instead of CW makes our team worse

We don't need to trade Paredes even if CW stays

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Cavan Biggio will wear No. 4, which is the number his dad wore when he broke into the big leagues. It also was his sister's number at Notre Dame (softball) and he's close with George Springer, who wore 4.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) February 16, 2026

Cavan Biggio had a scope done on his right elbow after the season, so he’s a little behind in his ramp up. He said he’s about 2-3 weeks away from playing in games. https://t.co/celljLvnjo

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 16, 2026

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Farmer1906 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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I think Walker could bounce back. I'm still of the thought that being with a new team last year, he rushed back from injury. I think the true CW is what we got in the second half of last year. He started turning it around a bit in June.



Also -- stats show he may have just been trying too hard. His First pitch swing % went up almost 13% YoY. His swing % and out of the zome swing % were also up. Trying to live up to the big contract?

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agproducer said:

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Are those stats against the FB? Or just overall?

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txags92 said:

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agproducer said:

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Are those stats against the FB? Or just overall?

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Overall.

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txags92 said:

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agproducer said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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I think Walker could bounce back. I'm still of the thought that being with a new team last year, he rushed back from injury. I think the true CW is what we got in the second half of last year. He started turning it around a bit in June.



Also -- stats show he may have just been trying too hard. His First pitch swing % went up almost 13% YoY. His swing % and out of the zome swing % were also up. Trying to live up to the big contract?

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I am more concerned about his home splits. His first half was ok, but his 2nd half was atrocious once teams learned he couldn't catch up to a fastball anymore.

Home March-June 2025: .240/.312/.416 with .728 OPS, 29.5% K rate, and wRC+ 104
Home July-October 2025: .146/.231/.233 with .464 OPS, 36.8% K rate, and wRC+ 30

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Pablo López cut short his live batting practice session with elbow soreness.

Twins say it was precautionary, especially this early in camp, but López will go for imaging on his elbow.

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) February 16, 2026

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That is a big ole yepper from me. Lock in .800 OPS. I'll take the same from everyone else, minus Yordan. See yall at the parade.

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Beat40 said:

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txags92 said:

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agproducer said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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I think Walker could bounce back. I'm still of the thought that being with a new team last year, he rushed back from injury. I think the true CW is what we got in the second half of last year. He started turning it around a bit in June.



Also -- stats show he may have just been trying too hard. His First pitch swing % went up almost 13% YoY. His swing % and out of the zome swing % were also up. Trying to live up to the big contract?

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I am more concerned about his home splits. His first half was ok, but his 2nd half was atrocious once teams learned he couldn't catch up to a fastball anymore.

Home March-June 2025: .240/.312/.416 with .728 OPS, 29.5% K rate, and wRC+ 104
Home July-October 2025: .146/.231/.233 with .464 OPS, 36.8% K rate, and wRC+ 30

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So they didn't figure out he couldn't catch up to the fastball when he was away?

He has the same issue home or away, yet his OPS was 139pts higher in the second half (.799). For the year his away OPS was 171 pts higher.

So how are you explaining it?

Here's a question for you that I would like a sincere answer: His second half OPS was .799. If he could have an OPS of .800 the entire year, but keep similar home/away splits, do you take it?

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Beat40 said:

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That is a big ole yepper from me. Lock in .800 OPS. I'll take the same from everyone else, minus Yordan. See yall at the parade.

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That's my point. 92 has been locked in on the home/away split for a while now with Walker.

Of course I would like to see it more evened out, but Im taking a .800 OPS anyway I can get.

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Beat40 said:

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txags92 said:

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agproducer said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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I think Walker could bounce back. I'm still of the thought that being with a new team last year, he rushed back from injury. I think the true CW is what we got in the second half of last year. He started turning it around a bit in June.



Also -- stats show he may have just been trying too hard. His First pitch swing % went up almost 13% YoY. His swing % and out of the zome swing % were also up. Trying to live up to the big contract?

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I am more concerned about his home splits. His first half was ok, but his 2nd half was atrocious once teams learned he couldn't catch up to a fastball anymore.

Home March-June 2025: .240/.312/.416 with .728 OPS, 29.5% K rate, and wRC+ 104
Home July-October 2025: .146/.231/.233 with .464 OPS, 36.8% K rate, and wRC+ 30

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So they didn't figure out he couldn't catch up to the fastball when he was away?

He has the same issue home or away, yet his OPS was 139pts higher in the second half (.799). For the year his away OPS was 171 pts higher.

So how are you explaining it?

Here's a question for you that I would like a sincere answer: His second half OPS was .799. If he could have an OPS of .800 the entire year, but keep similar home/away splits, do you take it?

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txags92 said:

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Beat40 said:

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txags92 said:

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agproducer said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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TarponChaser said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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I think Walker could bounce back. I'm still of the thought that being with a new team last year, he rushed back from injury. I think the true CW is what we got in the second half of last year. He started turning it around a bit in June.



Also -- stats show he may have just been trying too hard. His First pitch swing % went up almost 13% YoY. His swing % and out of the zome swing % were also up. Trying to live up to the big contract?

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I am more concerned about his home splits. His first half was ok, but his 2nd half was atrocious once teams learned he couldn't catch up to a fastball anymore.

Home March-June 2025: .240/.312/.416 with .728 OPS, 29.5% K rate, and wRC+ 104
Home July-October 2025: .146/.231/.233 with .464 OPS, 36.8% K rate, and wRC+ 30

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So they didn't figure out he couldn't catch up to the fastball when he was away?

He has the same issue home or away, yet his OPS was 139pts higher in the second half (.799). For the year his away OPS was 171 pts higher.

So how are you explaining it?

Here's a question for you that I would like a sincere answer: His second half OPS was .799. If he could have an OPS of .800 the entire year, but keep similar home/away splits, do you take it?

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Honestly, I think we should have made a bigger effort to trade him to one of the teams whose stadium he hit lights out in, but yeah it is a no brainer if he has an .800 OPS overall, I want that on the field. But if it is 1.000 on the road and .600 at home, he is not going to be an every day player for me in home games if we have Paredes sitting on the bench collecting dust. Keep in mind that we are not talking small sample sizes...he hit right around .200 for the season at home. 82 games is not cherrypicking.

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txags92 said:

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agproducer said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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I don't know what we could get but even if we have to eat a chunk of his salary, I think we need to try to trade Walker before Paredes. Try to get prospects and OF guys and put Paredes at first.

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Based on reports, there is little to no interest in Walker. Add in his partial no-team trade clause and it's clear where he's still on the team.

If we can't find someone to take Walker and don't/can't trade Correa & Altuve, then it leaves Paredes as the odd man out, unless you bench one of Walker, Correa, or Altuve.

It comes down to needing an injury or being okay with Walker and his $40 M dollars owed being a part-time player.

OR you gotta trade Paredes since he has value and the team has other needs (OF help).

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That sucks.

I think Paredes has all-star potential at 1st. Walker seems to have just gotten old and lost bat speed.

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His slowed down bat speed (0.9 lower) is still fairly elite. He was sandwiched between Wilyer Abreu and Bryce Harper. He's still 150+ spots and about 5 MPH ahead of Paredes.

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I think Walker could bounce back. I'm still of the thought that being with a new team last year, he rushed back from injury. I think the true CW is what we got in the second half of last year. He started turning it around a bit in June.



Also -- stats show he may have just been trying too hard. His First pitch swing % went up almost 13% YoY. His swing % and out of the zome swing % were also up. Trying to live up to the big contract?

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I am more concerned about his home splits. His first half was ok, but his 2nd half was atrocious once teams learned he couldn't catch up to a fastball anymore.

Home March-June 2025: .240/.312/.416 with .728 OPS, 29.5% K rate, and wRC+ 104
Home July-October 2025: .146/.231/.233 with .464 OPS, 36.8% K rate, and wRC+ 30

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So they didn't figure out he couldn't catch up to the fastball when he was away?

He has the same issue home or away, yet his OPS was 139pts higher in the second half (.799). For the year his away OPS was 171 pts higher.

So how are you explaining it?

Here's a question for you that I would like a sincere answer: His second half OPS was .799. If he could have an OPS of .800 the entire year, but keep similar home/away splits, do you take it?

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I think it is a few things. The higher first strike and first pitch swing percentage put him behind in the count a lot last year. It's easier to hit a FB when you expect it. That's putting yourself ahead in counts. He fell behind a lot last year. When you get behind, the pitcher can throw anything. If you are looking off speed in 0-2, it's easy to get blown away by the FB.

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So. Odds for what happens?

Paredes goes with a bigger return
Walker and money go and a smaller return
Neither go

I'm 50/10/40. And I hate that 40. That's the worst scenario by far.

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https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/mlb-rumors-jayson-stark-astros-gas-pedal-isaac-paredes-trade-talks

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The Astros are pushing hard for an Isaac Paredes trade, according to The Athletic's Jayson Stark.

Stark polled 36 executives, managers, and ex-executives, asking who was most likely to be traded in spring training. He said that Paredes had a lot of late votes in the week-long process. "I tend to take that as a sign the Astros have hit the gas pedal in their attempts to help clear up their infield mess by moving Paredes (or possibly Christian Walker) sooner than later."

Stark continued, "All four of the votes for Paredes rolled in over the last 24 hours before I cut off the balloting. And one of those votes came from an exec whose team is looking for infield bats. His strong impression is that the Astros are feeling more urgency to tidy up their roster in the near future. 'That's going to be a tough situation to manage,' he said, 'if everyone is healthy.'"

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